Senate roll call 288 · 28th Congress · Mar 1, 1845
To order engrossment and third reading of h.j.r.71. (p. 377)
On Mar 1, 1845, the Senate voted 29–18 (HJR 71). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 8–16, Others 21–2. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Mar 1, 1845
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 16 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others21 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- John Fairfield D-ME voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted yes
- Levi Woodbury D-NH voted yes
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted yes
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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